Chapter 35 August

                                    

                                          
I growled at Dr. Brown even though none of this was really his fault,
"Why isn't she awake yet? It's been three days!" I slammed my fist into the door. 
"I know Alpha. Physically, she's fine. But, she's been through a lot mentally and emotionally. We have to give her brain time to rest and heal." Dr. Brown said calmly. I nodded at him and waved my hand, dismissing him. 
I sat down next to Josie, holding her hand in both of mine. I hadn't left her side in 72 hours, no matter how much I wanted to go down to the dungeon and murder that rogue. I ran one of my hands through her hair, pushing it away from her perfect face. I adjusted her medical gown over the bandages that covered her wound. 
The rogue wolf left his claw marks across my mates chest and shoulder, missing her neck and face. She healed quickly enough in the first 24 hours to close the wound, suffering minimal blood loss. But, that's where her wolf healing stopped. She still had red, angry looking scars that required ointment to keep from getting infected. 
I laid my head down next to her and dozed off until the feeling of someone shaking my shoulder startled me awake. I shot up in my chair and met the gaze of my beautiful mate. 
"You're awake!" I nearly yelled, grabbing her face with my hands. 
"Too loud." She grumbled, wincing. 
"I'm sorry love, are you in pain?" I said quietly. She shook her head, 
"Just thirsty." I quickly grabbed her a cup of water and adjusted the straw so she could drink it without straining. 
"How long have I been out?" She asked after a while of drinking. 
"Three days." I answered. Her eyes widened and she attempted to sit up, 
"It's okay, love, just rest." She winced at her wounds and settled back into bed. She looked down at her chest. 
"It's mostly healed already. Dr. Brown just wanted to keep it clean to avoid any infections." I said as she observed the bandages. 
"What happened to Elm?" I growled at the sound of his name leaving her perfect lips. 
"He's in the dungeon waiting for me to deal with him. I didn't want to leave your side until you were awake." 
"Deal with him?" She questioned, but I could tell she already knew what I meant. 
"He will die for what he did to you." I waited for her to argue, but the argument never came. 
"Where were you?" Her words broke me.
 I clenched my fists as Arlo cursed at me for being so far away. I hadn't heard Josie when she first reached out because we were in the process of shifting to attack Victoria. We were too distracted with our own rage to notice our mate was in danger. 
"Victoria paid me a visit." I growled. 
"They separated us on purpose." Josie said, her eyes wide. I nodded, 
"I think that was their plan, yes."
"Tell me what she said." She demanded and I obeyed, not leaving anything out. 
"Well, I don't think her and the son are on the same page anymore." Josie said at the end of my story. 
"Why?" I asked. 
"He told me that it didn't matter what Victoria said, he wanted me. It seems like they have two different agendas." I growled at the thought of him touching my mate. Josie settled her hand on my cheek, calming both me and Arlo.